Talk about "cutting PR loose" is just talk. Puerto Ricans are US citizens, you can't separate a US citizen from his citizenship, which means that the island is US territory whatever happens.
There is no independence movement among Puerto Ricans worthy of the name. As for the decision not to charge federal income tax to islanders, thats a decision Congress can change anytime it wants to. It just has to do it.
Puerto Rico has a kind of autonomy, but it is no more than the autonomy that any state would have if the 9th and 10th ammendments were honored. That, again, is something that mainlanders need to address. And something islanders need to consider as they negotiate the terms of statehood or continued "territorial" status.
You need to get your facts straight, Marron.
The residents of Puerto Rico, that were born on the island, have statutory U.S. citizenship that was awarded them by an act of our U.S. Congress and it can be revoked by an act of our U.S. Congress.
"...thats a decision Congress can change anytime it wants to. It just has to do it."
Amen!